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                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 5 Dec , 2019, at 8:51 AM, John H. Lauterbach wrote:

> Thank you, David.  If the nuts are welded to the door frame, would it better to
> retap the nuts, possibly with the next larger (or use English instead of
> metric).  The screw in question dose not look like the threads are intact.  Do
> you know where I can get replacement screws?
> John
> On Thu, 2019-12-05 at 10:27 -0500, David Beierl wrote:
>>> It is not clear from the diagrams in Bentley if these screws have nuts
>>> behind them or go into tapped
>>> holes in the door frame.  If they go into holes that are trapped, what is
>>> the procedure for repairing the threads.
>> 
>> I believe they are nuts welded to the inside of the sheet metal.  Access is
>> difficult.  I'd suggest cleaning the hole and trying some Loctite 242 (blue,
>> though it may be in a red bottle) on the threads.
>> 
>> Yrs,
>> d